Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.19.16
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyPray With Devotion and Humility
“Thereafter, with devotion and humility, one should offer prayers to the Lord and mother Lakṣmī. Then one should smell the remnants of the food offered and then again worship the Lord and Lakṣmījī.”
What the purport teaches
- Prayers to the Lord and mother Lakṣmī should be offered with devotion.
- The worshiper should approach them with a humble mind.
- After smelling the remnants of the food offered, one should again worship the Lord and Lakṣmījī.
Try this today
Pause before your next prayer and consciously approach the Lord and mother Lakṣmī with humility.
Ask yourself
What would make my prayers more humble and devoted?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.